A Satsuma tall slender vase By Seikozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The body delicately painted with a continuous scene showing cormorant fishermen in small wooden torch-lit boats catching ayu (sweetfish) at dusk, an autumnal mountainous landscape with thatched buildings, a shrine, and a temple in the background, the shoulder and foot with a band of densely clustered flowerheads; signed Seikozan tsukuru. 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high.